An unexpected meeting leads Hunter to doubt his place in Cam's life......

He held out his hand and wiggled his fingers experimentally, but before she could repeat her warning Hunter muttered, "Any of us could have done that for you."

It was the first thing he'd said in her presence since he'd told her to skip the fight. She glanced at Cam, not sure he wanted her to defend herself, but he was frowning in Hunter's direction. "What's got you in such a mood?" he asked bluntly.

Hunter's gaze flicked to her. "I'm just saying, it's not like she's a field medic or anything."

"Yes, she is," Cam countered, surprising her. "She was certified three months after she came to the academy." She hadn't known he knew that.

"I thought you were the one who wanted to let her do her job," Cam added, and she gave him a sharp look. He wasn't complimenting her after all. He was just needling Hunter.

"Hey, if I'm not needed around here just say so," Hunter snapped. "I've got stuff to do."

as Tori wonders if she has taken on too many responsibilities.

She'd really wanted to do it, too. She missed dancing. But her schedule was too full already, and she couldn't justify adding something else on top of it all. "I was supposed to meet with someone about it tonight," she admitted. "But I can't go. Even if I had time to be on the dance team, there's a teachers' meeting at the academy tonight."

"So get one of your friends to take notes for you," Tally urged. "Come on, you don't have to be everywhere. You're in college now. Tell your parents that school comes first, tell the academy that you're learning new skills to bring back to the program, and go do something for yourself for a change."

Tori wrinkled her nose. "I do plenty of stuff for myself," she said, thinking of the three-hour phone call to Blake the night before. If only he wasn't so far away...

"And you do more for everyone else," Tally countered. "Come on, girl, I know what you're up to. I wish I could be as devoted to the academy as you are, you know? But my parents want me here, and I can't give all I've got to both places. No matter how good you are, neither can you. Sometimes you're just gonna to have to decide which one is more important."

"This is important," Tori insisted. "School is totally important to me."

All this and more, NEXT WEEK on Power Rangers Ninja Storm!!

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